Ložnica pri Žalcu (pronounced [lɔˈʒniːtsa pɾi ˈʒaːu̯tsu]) is a settlement north of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The A1 motorway crosses the territory of the settlement north of the village. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Žalec is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Ložnica pri Žalcu
1934 postcard of Ložnica pri Žalcu
1934 postcard of Ložnica pri Žalcu
Ložnica pri Žalcu is located in Slovenia
Ložnica pri Žalcu
Ložnica pri Žalcu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′36.91″N 15°10′17.83″E / 46.2602528°N 15.1716194°E / 46.2602528; 15.1716194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŽalec
Area
 • Total
2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
257.9 m (846.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
413
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History

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The settlement of Ložnica pri Žalcu was created in 1953, when the formerly separate villages of Spodnja Ložnica and Zgornja Ložnica were merged into a single settlement.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Žalec municipal site
  3. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 59, 95, 120.
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